Tree covered hills were our companions for the majority of the beginning

Traveling into the Alps

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August 10th 2008
Morning all, Right, where did we leave you? Ah yeah, we've just finished our glacial walk. Well, the night went alright. though I did manage to drop a bowl (we only had to two, forcing me to eat out of a plastic microwavable bowl) and in the middle of the night the alarm fuse randomly started emitting a strange buzzing noise. Maui haven't supplied us with any manufactures information, so I ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more